Wow, what a blast this film was. It turned out to be a lot different than what I expected, but that ended up being for the better. Much more of a tongue-in-cheek comedy than horror or fantasy, I laughed out loud at some of the stuff in this film more than I have most straight-up comedies that I've seen lately. How can you not appreciate a film, made in Norway, where a guy just happens to have a bucket of…

The hallmark of a good thriller is one that's given a lot of thought beforehand, so there aren't any inconsistencies or plot-holes that would pull the viewer out of the film and effectively kill their investment in it. Unfortunately, In Their Sleep is not a good thriller. It has mounds of inconsistencies that had me questioning the believability of most of what was going on throughout. And even if the script itself was tight, it employs two tactics that bother…

I have a total soft-spot for this one. I grew up loving it, and not having seen it in a good decade or more, I was worried that my nostalgia would be ruined, but it really wasn't. This is one of those films that feels like watching a live-action sci-fi anime from the late 80s/early 90s. Everything from the costumes, storyline, bizarre characters (mostly named after guitar brands), and even the score, throws off a heavy anime-inspired vibe. Van Damme…

This is another one I'd oddly never seen before, and I really dug it. It totally felt like a 70s barbarian comic book come to life. The rotoscoping used was really impressive, more-so than any other film I can recall from around the same period. The story was sort of run-of-the-mill, which was surprising considering Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway wrote it, and they're responsible for some of the best Conan comics ever. Still, it's damn entertaining and moves at…